The life of Amelia Earhart Amelia Mary Earhart was born on 24th July 1897 in the USA. Her family did not want her to be a pilot, but she learned anyway. Amelia saw her first plane at the age of ten. Amelia graduated from high school in 1915, and soon after graduating started a finishing school for girls. However, Amelia left in the middle of her final year to work as a nurse at a military hospital. Here she helped many injured pilots and became interested in planes. She had her first flying lesson in January 1921 and in six months saved enough money to buy her first plane. Amelia broke many flying records in her life. In 1922, she set a world record for women's flying with a new height of 425 meters. In 1928 Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1930, she set a world record for women's flying with a new speed of 291 km per hour. In 1932 she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone. Her flight lasted 14 hours and 56 minutes. And in 1938, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. Amelia started her round-the-world flight in March 1937. Near the end of the flight, she needed to land on a very small island in the Pacific Ocean, but she couldn't find it. Amelia's plane was never found, and even today, nobody knows what happened to her. 1. When and where was Amelia Earhart born? 2. Who did she help at the military hospital? 3. How many of Amelia's records does the text mention? 4. How many hours did her flight across the Atlantic last? 5. When did Amelia start her flight around the world? 6. What happened to Amelia on her last flight? Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland. 2. It (be) great. 3. We (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places. 4. In the evenings we usually (go) to a club. 5. One night we even (learn) some Irish dances. 6. It (not/rain) a lot.

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